Wednesday September 10th 2025 at 7.30pm in the Willoughby Gallery

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The next Parish Council Meeting will be held in the Willoughby Memorial Gallery on
Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 7.30pm

The Meeting will begin with a fifteen-minute Open Forum which all residents are invited to attend.

Agenda

1.      Apologies for absence and reasons given.

2.      District and County Councillors’ Reports – for information only.
Chairman’s update and announcement.

3.      Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wed 9th July 2025 and the EGM held on Tues July 29th 2025 to be approved as the minutes.

4.      To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any requests for dispensations in respect of DPI’s.

5.      Review of Actions Log.

6.     Clerk’s & Chairman’s reports on matters outstanding:

01 Neighbourhood Planning, Local Plan & Conservation area – update
02 S106 funds from new developments – update
03 Emergency Planning – update
04 Issues associated with the new housing estates – update
05 State of trees – authorise expenditure for tree protection, stakes etc

06 Agree action re Parking on the Green

07 Agee process for obtaining / distributing sandbags
08 Location / emptying of rubbish bins throughout the village
09 Consider the situation regarding floodlighting of the Willoughby Gallery
10 Consider Anti-Social Behaviour in the village
11 Review of council policies
12 Consider the matter of signage round the village
13 Agree action regarding quality of grass cutting
14 Consider First Aid / defib training

 

7.      Reports from:      

Planning: to consider planning applications received prior to & after publication of the agenda:
S22/0731 Allison Homes / S21/1841 David Wilson Homes / S22/1808 Nott’m Housing Assoc’n)
S25/1612 Mr Harwood – 1 Bourne Road – Tree work in Conservation Area

Greens Working Group:
17 Playground Equipment Maintenance – current situation and actions required

8.     Payments and Accounts:

       (i) Bank balances
(ii) Invoices for payment – to approve payments to be made on the list attached

9.     Matters to be further discussed at the meeting:

18 Agree clerk’s pay in line with agreed national pay scales
19 Agree appropriate action to resolve email issues

20 Resolve confusion from various flag/s – agree flag to be flown on the death of a resident

21 Resolve Christmas plans

22 Agree responsibilities re Remembrance Sunday
23 Consider appropriate action regarding overhanging growth restricting footpaths in the village
24 Agree appropriate action regarding non-functioning defibrillator

25 Consider action regarding new bus stops on Swinstead Roade / Bourne re new houses

10.  To confirm date of the next meeting, currently scheduled for Wednesday 18th October 2025
at 7.30pm, in the Willoughby Gallery, Corby Glen.

Susan M Woodman

Mrs. S. Woodman, Parish Clerk

 

Payments and Accounts

 

Opening Bank balance from 1st July 2025

£7,267.71

Income received on bank statement:
VAT Refund


£2,475.50

Invoices cleared on bank statement:
S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
M Sanderson – Correction
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting (May)
Tree Survey
Cllr Shepperson – Ballast for bin
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting (June)
Cllr Shepperson – Printing
Community Group Donation


£311.78
£26.00
£78.00
£196.28
£60.00
£10.00
£273.40
£510.00
£13.94
£273.40
£88.78
£100.00

S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting

Mrs Woodman – Poo bags

Cllr Shepperson – VJ Day Flag etc

CSR hire – consultation meeting

Cllr Walsingham – printing

M Sanderson – Web site hosting

£311.78
£26.00
£78.00
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£22.95
£56.93
£55.00
£65.00
£287.86

Closing Bank Balance 31st August 2025

£6,368.43

Payments to be authorised/cleared:
S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting (May)
RoSPA Playground inspection


£311.78
£26.00
£78.00
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£124.80

Estimated remaining NatWest bank balance
(excluding all Funds)

£5,298.17
£5,150.11

 

 

Reserve Account
Previous Balance
Transferred in this period
Transferred out this period
Interest (3 months: April, May, June)
Current Balance


£0.00
£20,00.00
£0.00
£113.25
£20,113.25

 

 

Phone Box Area Fund (NISA)
Donation received + VAT Refunds
Previous costs
New costs
Remaining:


£791.79
£643.73
£0.00
£148.06

 

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